Barclays Bank, one of the world’s largest commodities trader, plans to pull out of trading in base metals, energy and agricultural products, and fold its precious-metals business into its currency-trading unit, as part of an effort to shrink its investment bank and improve returns.
Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, UBS and Royal Bank of Scotland have already reduced or halted their commodities business. The above five dealers once controlled about 70 percent of global commodities trading volume...............................................Full Article: Source